I don't have access to HBO (living in Germany kinda prevents that)....but occasionally, there will be a clip put up from a HBO show and I'll sit and review the clip. On Friday night of last week....there was the 'Real Time with Bill Maher Show'. Bill's guests included Max Brooks.....who has written a book or two. Bill got around to asking Max about the Tea Party.
Max responded that the Tea Party has numerous characteristics similar to the Nationalists Socialists of Germany (1930-era), and kind of behave like Nazis. I sat there for about two minutes watching it.....then kinda laughed.
The Nazis had a platform to greatly increase old-age pensions....something that you'd never hear a Tea Party guy suggest.
The Nazis had a platform to nationalize all business operations, and have the government be the manager.....something that you'd never hear a Tea Party guy suggest.
The Nazis wanted profit-sharing built into all major business operations.....something that you'd never hear a Tea Party guy suggest.
The Nazis wanted community-run department stores....something that you'd never hear a Tea Party guy suggest.
The Nazis wanted all physical and mental labor to be conducted for the betterment of society or the community....something that you'd never hear a Tea Party guy suggest.
The Nazis wanted to absolutely eliminate all rent and land speculation objectives, allowing on the government to decide on rent costs or land prices.....something that you'd never hear a Tea Party guy suggest.
The Nazis wanted compulsory fitness programs in all schools....something that you'd never hear a Tea Party guy suggest.
The Nazis wanted a legal means to counter anyone that they perceived as deceiving the public within the political world. If the authority deemed a reporter wasn't reporting the government-sanctioned 'truth', then the reporter could be jailed.....something that you'd never hear a Tea Party guy suggest.
The list goes on and on.
Yeah, there's some nut-jobs out there who get chances to talk to the news media or entertainment media, and you get episodes like this. You'd best sit down if you are going to use Nazis in your conversation, and really do your school-work.
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